Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Saint- Yrieix- la -Perche [ sɛtiʁjɛlapɛʁʃ ] Sent Iries in Occitan, is a town with 6887 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ), in Haute -Vienne, in the Limousin region. Saint- Yrieix- la -Perche is the capital of the eponymous canton in the arrondissement of Limoges and seat of the municipality Association Pays de Saint- Yrieix. It is according to the population the sixth- largest municipality in the department and with the largest. She is one of six places to access the Périgord -Limousin Regional Nature Park
Geography
The municipality is located in the south of the Haute -Vienne, 40 kilometers from Limoges. The land of Saint Yrieix, which is located on the border of the departments of Corrèze and Dordogne, is the link between the Limousin and Aquitaine. The municipality consists of wide, slightly uneven plateau. The geology of the community is relatively complex, because there are faults, overlaps and folds. This resulted from a collision of tectonic plates 370 million years ago and on the other from the onset of volcanism. These distortions gold-bearing ores, kaolin and other precious minerals were found. In the north of the municipal territory, and is set over 420 meters in altitude " Gabillou ", is the source of the Loue, which opens into the Isle. The upper valley of the Loue characterizes almost the entire landscape of the municipality. The Loue divides this area into two equal parts. The community is characterized by scattered settlements: there are 43 villages, 175 hamlets and scattered, isolated houses.
Policy
Since 1995, the deputies of the National Assembly Danier Bois series ( Parti Socialiste ) Mayor of Saint- Yrieix.
Demographics
Traffic
Saint- Yrieix is located about 30 kilometers west of the A20 motorway ( Vierzon -Montauban ) and about 25 kilometers east of the National Road N21 ( Limoges Lourdes ).
The train line 5 of the TER Limousin connects Saint- Yrieix in five daily round- trips made Limoges (journey time 40 minutes ) and two return trips with Brive- la -Gaillarde (journey time 75 minutes). The department operates several bus routes to and from Saint- Yrieix:
- Line 22: Châteauneuf - Saint- Yrieix- la -Perche
- Line 40: Limoges - Saint- Yrieix -la- Perche
- Line 42: Les Cars - Saint- Yrieix -la- Perche
- Line 63: Saint- Junien - Saint- Yrieix -la- Perche
There are daily flights to Paris -Orly About the airport about 40 kilometers away, Limoges - Bellegarde.
Partner communities
Saint- Yrieix maintains partnerships with the French La Wantzenau (since 1971) and the German town of Bad Windsheim (since 1988).